Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Laplace opened its mouth, and an icy blue ray shot straight at the Megalodon. The extremely low temperature instantly caused ice crystals to form on the sea surface, which then spread rapidly, freezing the entire area of ​​the sea.

Fortunately, the Megalodon stopped in time; otherwise, not only it, but Xia Yan, who was standing on it, would have been frozen into an ice sculpture.

Looking at the vast expanse of frozen sea before him, Xia Yan's eyes widened in surprise.

"Such a powerful freezing beam; the control of ice energy is quite excellent."

It jumped directly from the back of the Megalodon onto the ice.

Feeling the solid ground beneath his feet and the chill emanating from it, Xia Yan said in a deep voice, "This Laplace is very strong, extremely strong. Be prepared."

The elves nodded in agreement.

They all sensed it too.

Laplace was getting angry when he realized that his attack had failed to stop his opponent.

How can this person be so ungrateful?

"Waaah—"

Laplace raised his head, his melodious voice carrying on, and a light drizzle began to fall from the sky, growing heavier and heavier.

Praying for rain.

The rainwater that fell on Laplace was absorbed into his body as if it were being absorbed.

"Water storage properties? Or properties of a moist body?"

“Casey, play it.”

Upon hearing this, a blue light shone in Casey's eyes, and a strange psychic energy wave extended from her body, connecting her with Laplace. Casey's characteristics changed once again.

Rain fell on it, and Casey groaned comfortably.

'Looks like it's for storing water, that's even better,' Xia Yan thought to himself.

"A spiritual space."

Casey's psychic field, extended by her superpowers, also enveloped Laplace.

Now it's time to conquer it!

After watching Lapras use its moves twice, Xia Yan decided that if he could capture it, it would become his fourth Pokémon, even if it might once again leave him short of resources.

But it's okay.

Just keep working hard to make money; excellent elves are rare and hard to come by.

It gave Beedrill a look.

hum-

The bee flapped its wings and emerged.

Laplace, seeing that his demonstrations were useless and that the other party was even about to attack him, immediately stopped holding back.

It opened its mouth, and a shimmering blue water sphere condensed and took shape inside.

The water ripple was thrown at the Beedrill that was attacking suddenly.

“Ke Xi”.

At Xia Yan's instruction, Casey used Teleport to appear between Beedrill and Water Pulse.

The water storage property was triggered, and the water ripples not only failed to cause any damage to Casey, but instead became energy to replenish its stamina.

However, although it was not injured, the enormous impact still forced it back.

But that's enough.

This gave the bee a chance to get close.

"Hiss!"

Beedrill crossed its two needles, searching for Laplace's weakness, and suddenly attacked, slashing out with a cross-shaped attack.

Laplace was slightly surprised to see that its attack had failed to affect Casey, but it was not flustered at all when faced with the approaching Beedrill. Despite its large size, it was not slow at all. It glided its limbs on the ice, turned around, and used its hard back to meet Beedrill's cross-shaped attack.

boom!

The attack on the target was successful, but the damage was not as good as expected.

Lapras, having withstood the Beedrill's attack, let out a low growl, turned its head, and once again spat out an icy blue beam of frozen light from its mouth.

"Pokeby!" Xia Yan frowned and hissed.

"Chocolate!"

Togepi blinked and used "Look at me!" to attract Laplace's attention. Beedrill also used the recoil from the impact to quickly retreat, but was still hit on the wing by the Ice Beam.

Ice crystals form.

So strong!

This Laplace is indeed very strong; its response methods, counterattack methods, and reaction capabilities are all quite outstanding.

Their combat experience is not as lacking as one might imagine.

Excellent, extremely excellent!

Even with Beedrill, Casey, and Togepi teaming up, they still suffered a defeat.

hum!

The bee, its wings frozen in frost, was about to fall when suddenly the golden patterns on its wings flashed, and fine arcs of electricity shattered the ice, restoring its mobility just before it hit the ground.

Having steadied itself, it stared intently at the Laplace.

His eyes gleamed with fighting spirit.

This is a very good opponent!

The bee was very excited.

"Hiss!" Beedrill shouted, advancing instead of retreating.

His body trembled slightly, and several afterimages appeared around him, attacking Laplace from all directions.

However, Beedrill's usually invincible shadow clones were all reduced to nothing by Laplace's dozens of ice shards.

In an instant, the true form of Beedrill was identified.

This forced Beedrill to change its strategy once again.

Xia Yan, who was standing on the ice not far away, was genuinely surprised this time.

Laplace's response was absolutely correct.

Both the timing and the methods were absolutely perfect.

It's as if it knows what situation to face and what method to use to deal with it.

'Wait, this thing... could it be... owned by a trainer?'

Although this Laplace is also a veteran-level Laplace, it is definitely very close to elite-level. Coupled with its excellent combat experience and fighting style, Xia Yan couldn't help but have such doubts.

As this thought flashed through Xia Yan's mind, the excited Beedrill and Lapras clashed several more times, each with its own strengths and weaknesses, making it difficult to determine a winner, and both Pokémon were injured.

"Stop!" A furious shout came from afar.

really.

Xia Yan's lips twitched, and he took a deep breath.

Who's so lucky to encounter a wild Laplace's cat, especially such an excellent one...?

Moreover, judging from the person's tone, they seem... not easy to deal with.

Chapter Twenty-Four: We Don't Like Fighting!

Xia Yan waved his hand to stop Beedrill from continuing its actions.

Although Beedrill was engrossed in its battle, it flew back upon hearing Xia Yan's command.

I gently touched the wounds on the Beedrill's body, brushed away the remaining ice shards, and patted it to comfort it.

"Hiss!"

The Beedrill simply made a sound to indicate that it was alright, while the other bee was more seriously injured.

the other side.

Upon hearing the sound, Laplace stopped attacking, glared angrily at the Beedrill Queen, and swam towards the shore.

soon.

A woman with long red hair, wearing a black top and a light purple pencil skirt, and red-rimmed glasses came into view.

Seeing this attire and the exceptionally powerful Laplace, Xia Yan naturally guessed the identity of the newcomer.

But it was precisely because I had guessed it that I felt things were even more complicated.

Go back onto the Megalodon's back and signal it to go back.

When Xia Yan stepped onto the beach, the woman with glasses, whose expression revealed nothing about her, also came to him.

'It really is her...'

Xia Yan knew the visitor; in fact, one could say he was quite "familiar" with him.

Because she is the future "Flying-type Elite Four member" who will make the Kanto region shine brightly. Oh, one of the reasons why Lance, the Dragon-type Elite Four member, could never become the champion is Lorelei, the next Ice-type Elite Four member after Luffy!

Big City on Little Orange Island was the first place Kona studied after leaving Water Seven, and she has a deep affection for it.

Even after becoming an Elite Four member, he would still return here during his holidays to teach Pokémon battle techniques to the students at the Pokémon School.

Xia Yan knew he was in the wrong.

But he felt that any normal trainer would be tempted by such an excellent Laplace who eats alone.

That's what I think.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, Xia Yan spoke first:

"Sorry, I didn't know this Lapras had a trainer."